Peer Stories
Inspirational, informative and always insightful stories from people using their skills in 'unretirement'
"I always thought dog photography would be great to do as a business"
Nigel Wallace
Dog photographer
“It is important to get your first role while still working – it is an anchor for future roles.”
Estelle Clark
Founder Strategic Arrow and non-executive portfolio
"I am pretty busy and loving it"
Diana Cornish
"Breadth of experience is very important to look for a good board member"
Jan Babiak
Board and Committee Chair for Walgreens Boots Alliance, Bank of Montreal and BAI Communications; Former Managing Partner EY
"I've got plenty to do and it is such fun and continuous learning"
John Burbidge-King
CEO Interchange Solutions Ltd
"It gave me a voice and being a representative of the community"
Marilyn Devonish
Specialist remote working implementation consultant, expert in accelerated learning, mental health first aid trainer. certified photoreading instructor
"It was scary but very encouraging and a bit of recognition of my work"
Oliver Barnes
Former lawyer and artist
"Mentoring entrepreneurs builds a breath of business experience and could be useful for board roles"
Stuart Watson
Former partner EY and non-executive director, audit committee chair at Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care System
"Self-publishing is hard but it is a dream for many people"
Douglas Adamson
Executive Chairman at Anthropods & Co Ltd, Chairman of the Trustees at Settle Stories and author of a Yorkshire trilogy
"My big break was PRiME Women. The discipline of writing an article every month"
Tricia Conover
General manager and wine writer